Mercedes delivering the ‘maximum’ gives George Russell hope in McLaren F1 pursuit

Mercedes delivering the ‘maximum’ gives George Russell hope in McLaren F1 pursuit

George Russell has asserted that Mercedes maximising results in 2025 has given him conviction that it could beat McLaren with a more competitive car in Formula 1. Russell’s impressive beginning to the campaign with Mercedes continued at the Chinese Grand Prix last weekend as he replicated his third-place finish from Australia. The Briton had split the two McLarens on the grid, but he lost out to Lando Norris at the start when a run down Oscar Pi…

Still discreet, but still present and performing, George Russell signed his second 3rd place in a row, yesterday in China. The Mercedes F1 rider remains well positioned in the championship; he is, with Max Verstappen, the only leading driver who left no point on the table at the beginning of the year. "I think I really maximized every moment on the track," he confirms. "I was very happy with the qualifications, placing myself between the McLaren…

Russell: P3 was the maximum for us today

George Russell conceded that third place in the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix was the best result he could deliver after starting from second on the grid following a superb qualifying performance. Russell lost a place to McLaren's Lando Norris while fighting Oscar Piastri for the lead but managed to pass the Briton in the pits but could not keep him…

Photograph by Mercedes driver George Russell after having finished third in the Chinese GP of F1. The British contender specified that it was a very good race, and he said deeply happy with the third place. Under this same line, he recognized that they knew about the speed of the McLaren, which was slightly superior to that of Mercedes. From the beginning he felt it was feasible to make a stop at one, stressed Russell, who to finish his interven…